We’ve had two big projects underway for about two months now, and once they’re finally finished up I’ll start a series of posts about them - the bathroom renovation and hallway-cupboards-into-laundry conversion.
Outside of these, we’ve done a couple of smaller projects - making a bookshelf from bricks and premade shelves and getting some prints framed and on the walls (thanks, Factory Frames!).
We’re also preparing for winter. It’s been almost a year since we moved into the house, and this time last May the weather was pretty wintery. We’ve been lucky so far this year though in the last few weeks it has gotten terrible - time to bring it all inside, and tidy things up in the garden.
So far we’ve:
- rearranged the lounge for more indoor living and less indoor/outdoor movement
- pulled in our outdoor umbrella - it’s attached by this cool contraption which is screwed to the underside of our outdoor table
- cleared the garden a bit and organised a lawnmower man for over the winter
- had the stump man come and remove the stump which was by our front steps - makes it easier for the lawn man
- installed some garden pavers along a strip outside by the back door for standing the bins on (”front” door to some I guess - it’s the streetside door so lots of people use it)
- put up new curtains and blinds in the lounge and kitchen
We still need to clean the gutters and get someone to come and fill in this weird bit in the driveway with concrete (currently covered by a very weird board which gets soggy and is disintegrating). Not bad progress though and we are so ready for the winter months! Cosy!